"You make progress by fighting for progress. You will only retain the gains you have made by constant vigilance and by a demonstrated willingness to fight again. So when we look back to our gains, let us do so not for the purpose of indulging ourselves in the luxury of a feeling of satisfaction or complacency but for the knowledge and inspiration needed to carry on in the direction of even a better day"
George Meany

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Proud to be Union

I'm Proud to be a union man
I'm proud for what it is
Not only for the brotherhood
But there's something more in what it gives

To some it is prosperity
To Labor it's the key
To me it represents the fact
That we're brothers and sisters in Solidarity

Small business may be the backbone of this land
But it's lifeblood is the union man
Men with hopes and aspirations
And skills passed down from generations

Our work is done with utmost care
You see it in the quality
It's automatic what we share
Pride and skill and parity

Union men unite as one and give it all you got
To take a stand for labor's sake
And give it our best shot

Yes I'm proud to be a union man
Proud inside my heart
Of what helps make this nation great
And set it all apart

Brothers united as one
Together we're a team
To work in harmony
And fulfill the American Dream

by David A. Tettamble